Backstage News – The Lesnar/McMahon Issues, SummerSlam, More

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— As noted late last night here on the website, Brock Lesnar and Vince McMahon are still at an impasse in their negotiations for a new contract. Despite Lesnar appearing on RAW, neither were willing to give ground in terms of the sticking points of the deal.

One source says that both Lesnar and McMahon are well aware of each other’s positions and there is pressure on Lesnar to give in first. Lesnar’s contract will be up as of the RAW after WrestleMania.

— Here’s a little unknown fact for ya’ – did you know that Jack Swagger smokes cigarettes? The only other WWE Superstars that we know of who smoke (or used to smoke) are The Big Show and Randy Orton. If you’re interested, you can click here to see a photo of Swagger puffing a smoke (cigarette).

— As of now, the early plan is to take SummerSlam back to Los Angeles and the Staples Center for 2016. This year’s show in the Barclays Center was the first time that the show wasn’t at the Staples Center since 2008.

— Below are some recent WWE attendance figures:

* March 5th in Columbus, OH: 1,000 fans
* March 6th in Cleveland for NXT: 1,110 fans (sell-out)
* March 6th in Rochester, NY: 8,000 fans
* March 7th in Brooklyn: 8,500 fans
* March 7th in Erie, PA: 4,200 fans
* March 8th in Youngstown, OH: 3,500 fans
* March 9th in Pittsburgh for RAW: 11,100 fans (sell-out)

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